This offer is for couples who fancy a week’s summer sunshine in November - charge your batteries for the lead up to Christmas!

You’ll be spending your week at the Galeon Playa, which looks out over the ocean and is right in the resort of Costa Teguise, so a short walk to dozens of great bars and restaurants and a gentle stroll to any of the town’s fabulous beaches. read more »

Increase in accidents partly attributable to mobile phone use

A report appeared in Lancelot Digital this week seeking to find the cause of the increase on road accidents on the island. In 2016, there were 336 accidents, up substantially on the previous year’s 268. 139 people were slightly injured, 21 seriously and 10 people lost their lives. One of the contributory factors is thought to be use of cellphones, not necessarily to make calls, but often to update social media. read more »

Have you booked accommodation in Lanzarote where you have an early check out and a late flight home?

Here are some suggestions of places across the island where you can chill out by a pool and make the most of your last day on holiday.

Luggage Storage Service

First let’s sort out your luggage, as you don’t want that on show in a hire car or to be lugging it around with you all day. Easyhire 365 offer a door to door luggage service, so they will collect it from your accomodation and drop it back to you at a convenient location before you fly. The price starts at €15 for 1 to 3 items.

Puerto del Carmen

The Centro Deportivo Fariones is situated in the heart of the resort and a 1 day entry costs €18. You have access to their changing rooms, sauna, jacuzzi, swimming pool, gym, classes and 20% discount off the tennis / padel & squash courts rental fees. read more »

Following on from my previous article on registering a new born baby in the Spanish system, another important thing to do is to organise your maternity or paternity leave. Both I and my fiancée are employed by other people, so I know how it works from that perspective, but I'm afraid I can´t explain how to do it if you are self-employed. read more »

The new movie in English movie at Cine Lanzarote it's the newly introduced "The Mummy". It will be shown both on Monday and Thursday at Multicines Atlántida in Arrecife at 19:35h.

Ancient princess Ahmanet (played by Sofia Boutella) had her destiny unjustly taken from her thousands of years ago. She is awakened from her crypt deep beneath the desert in our current day and her malevolence terrifies the human race. read more »